Rylan Clark has landed his first acting role in a popular soap 11 years on frome becoming a household name on the X Factor.
The popular TV presenter, 34, will be part of the longest-running serial radio drama of all time: BBC Radio 4’s The Archers for a Eurovision special.
The Strictly It Takes Two host will be one of main presenters in the UK during the annual music competition which is being held in Liverpool next month.
During the very special episode of The Archers, which will air on Friday 12 May, the village will play host to Eurovision commentator Rylan, who will stop by Ambridge on his journey to Liverpool for this year’s song contest.
During the scenes, Rylan will be invited to judge the village’s Eurovision Variety Show.
However, chaos commences when he gets lost along the way with the Ambridge residents finding themselves competing to be the first to save him and send him in the right direction.
Of his very first acting role, Rylan has said that he can't wait for the world to see him shine.
"I’m looking forward to getting my wellies on and checking out what Eurovision excitement Ambridge’s residents have to offer as I pop into the iconic Archers" he told The Sun.
"I’ve seen some drama throughout my time but nothing compares to what’s about to unfold in Ambridge."
The Archers has entertained audiences with its portrayal of rural life and family dynamics for 72 years, which will soon pass the milestone of its 20,000th episode.
Rylan recently teased that he will have to be 'a bit better behaved' at the Eurovision Song Contest this year, as the international competition will be hosted on home ground.
The annual song contest will be held in Liverpool in May. The UK will host the event on behalf of Ukraine, which was last year's winning country with its act Kalush Orchestra.
The competition will be held next month at the Liverpool Arena.
It will consist of semi-finals on May 9 and 11, before concluding with its Grand Final, which will be held on May 13.
Rylan - who has been a commentator for the semi-finals since 2018 - teased to Radio Times that he will be cautious over his behaviour at the event this year because it's in the UK.
Asked what he's looking forward to about the final, he said: "My one thing I look forward to is being able to be a punter, and be in a different country where I'm not known.
"The problem is this year it's on home turf – people are gonna know who I am, so I need to be a bit better behaved."
